noun
- a woman who holds the office of deacon in certain Christian churches
Usage: religious
Examples
- The deaconess helped distribute communion during the service.
- She was ordained as a deaconess in the Methodist church.
- The deaconess visited sick members of the congregation.
- Many churches now ordain women as deaconesses.
- The deaconess assisted the pastor with baptisms.
- She served as a deaconess for over twenty years.